An airplane wing is designed so that the speed of the air ac
An airplane wing is designed so that the speed of the air across the top of the wing is 252 m/s when the speed of the air below the wing is 228 m/s. The density of the air is 1.29 kg/m3. What is the lifting force on a wing of area 26.0 m2?
Solution
P1 + 1/2 rho v1^2 = P2 + 1.2 rho v2^2
P1 -P2 = (1/2) rho (v2^2-v1^2)
= (1/2) (1.29)(252^2-228^2)
multiply that by 26.02
=193339.008